- Be ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified
- Have previously been a Finance Consultant, or Finance Manager, or Finance Director and worked in a demanding finance role.
- Have produced multiple sets (circa ) of year end accounts
- Have excellent working knowledge of Excel and finance systems
- Be able to rapidly develop good working relationships, and work across organisational boundaries.
- Have experience of managing and leading large teams and developing them to reach their full potential
- Operate with an approach of continuous improvement and confident to challenge current processes.
- Be goal focused with excellent planning / organisational and delegation skills
- Have strong communication skills, especially in presenting key financial trends and issues, to our senior leadership team and other stake holders
- Have a resilient nature that relishes a challenge and copes well under pressure
- Flexible approach to working as required by business demands.
- Exhibit strong emotional intelligence when working with the team and the stake holders.
- Previously worked in the property development industry, but we are also interested in hearing from candidates working in a retail or management service sector.
- Competitive salary and bonus scheme
- Company pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Professional Subscriptions paid for
- 24 days holiday (rising to 28) plus Bank Holidays
- 2 fully paid volunteering days per year (supported by the McCarthy Stone Foundation)
- Discounts on apartment purchases for employees and immediate family
- Health benefits such as Remote GP, 24/7 access to EAP Services (including counsellors and legal advisors) and eyecare voucher
- Cycle to work scheme
- Colleagues Benefit Booklet with a range of store offers discounts and promotions
- Family Friendly Policies
- Excellent development opportunities
- Have a passion for finance and financial processes
- Exhibit strategic thinking and strong analytical skills
- Shows professionalism and discretion in all areas of their work
- Have excellent time management skills
- Know how and what to delegate in a calm and professional manner
- Maintains a positive and 'can do' approach
- Brings energy and motivation to the team
Director of Operational Finance and Business Partnering - Bournemouth, United Kingdom - McCarthy and Stone
Description
Director of Operational Finance & Business Partnering (YMcS)
We are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly motivated individual to the role of Director of Operational Finance & Business Partnering for the Your McCarthy Stone Finance Team based in Bournemouth. (This role offers hybrid and flexible working opportunities as well.)
As the UK's leading developer and manager of retirement communities, McCarthy Stone have more than 40 years' experience of providing high quality homes to exacting specifications. We've created over 58, age-exclusive retirement properties – apartments, bungalows, coach houses and cottages – in more than 1, developments across the UK.
At McCarthy Stone we believe that retirement living involves much more than simply deciding to move into a new home that's better suited to our customers' needs. It's also an opportunity for them to embrace a new way of life, to have the freedom to live a lifestyle with more choices and more time to do the things they enjoy.
The new Director of Operational Finance & Business Partnering will manage and be responsible for the Development Accounts and Operational Finance teams for Your McCarthy Stone and deputise where necessary for the Your McCarthy Stone Finance Director. They will lead and work with the team to help them achieve their potential and ensure all the financial targets and deadlines are consistently met. The role requires the successful applicant to be the initial escalation point and to deal with any potential risks or threats that would prevent tasks being delivered and liaise with the Finance Director. They will regularly present updates to our Senior Leadership team and represent Development Accounts and Operational Finance at team functions and related meetings
Our ideal candidate for Director of Operational Finance & Business Partnering role will:
Benefits
McCarthy Stone are passionate about professional and personal development and support this for all our employees, across the company.
Financial:
Lifestyle/Health & Wellbeing:
Ideal attributes
Our ideal Senior Management Accountant candidate will:
If you're a dynamic finance leader ready to make a difference, we invite you to join our team.